The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-16
State News Items.

it is affirmed.
The Prince of Wales is said to be
very friendly to our country.
Mrs. Henry Wood, the novelist, left
her children an estate of $4,000.
The Asheville people want grass
fair Good
Hon. Jefferson Davis has been in
vited to the next Goldsboro fair.
The Wilmington Star and other
prominent papers are urging the cree
ton of a monument to P. NJ. Hale.
Washington will celebrate the 4th
of July and have a yacht regatta and
fine display of fire works.
Greensboro has established Sa-
wings Bank, of which Col. J. M. Win
stead is the President.
Several drunken Asheville darlzies
won't to a colored church, raised
racket and killed one w. X. Fore
man.
Mr. John A. Moore, of Greenville,
has sufficiently recovered from his
wound to attend to business at his off
ice.
Petitions are being circulated to Sc
cure subscription of 100000 by the
city of Wilmington to the Onslow
r. r.
The Iron clad Sunday law of Viii
mington, n. c., is so strict that moth
ing can be sold except medicine-not
even milk.
Not over half the usual crop of to-
bacco will be planted in the Reds
vile section this year. The grain
crops are larger.
A negro boy named Richmond
Hurdle in Charlotte shot himself to
escape a whipping promised him fer
stealing eggs.
Last week the ''tooth doctors met
down at Morehead. This week the
teachers are there and are having a
jolly good time.
The official census of Asheville pla-
ces the population of that place at Z,
25S; white 4,641, colored 1901. Win
ston- Salem has $4,000.
Major Robert Bingham, Principal
Of the we'll known Bingham school
will in a few days sail for Europe
where he will spend his vacation.
Jefferson Davis is expected to be
present next week at the Commence
ment Exercises of Randolph Macon
College, Ashland, Va.
E. p. Roe has a story about the
Charleston earthquake running thro'
the columns of the Ne,cs and Courier,
entitled "The Earth Trembled"
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. G. Blaine and
their daughters, Misses NJ and Hattie
Blaine, sailed for Europe yesterday
from New York, on the German Lloyd
steamship Ems.
Salisbury has taken step in the
right direction. 1t has made move
for an Industrial School for girls,
and a subscription list for the purpose
has been started.
At Wilmington few German citi
zens have resolved themselves into tn.
n. c. Chemical Co, for the purpose o
manufacturing pine extracts, drugs
etc, and employ about 30 men.
Bishop T. B. Lyman who some
days ago was compelled by the condi
ton of his health to cancel his vista
ton appointments, is in Baltimore un
der medical treatment, and is i'm prov
ing.
Fayetteville Observer Mr. Dixon
who is here buying spirits of turpen
tine for export to Canada, made hi
first shipment last week. He shippe,
$4,000 pounds in cans, fifteen gall on
each, for about 1874 cans
In Cleveland County, this Stat
they seem to hold President Clevelan
in some regard. In that County the,
have postoffice called Grover. w
fear our Cleveland friends did this 70
Buncombe
The only degree conferred by WAX
Forest College was that of l.. l.. d
upon Mr.. Woodruff Wilson, son c
Rev J. f. Wilson, d. D. formerl
pastor of the First Presbyteria
Church in this city.
The following North Caroliniar
were among the graduates at tn
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md
yesterday: w. G. Mcmillan, Andre
T. Long, Thos w. Washington, Arc
, H. Scales and Arch H Davis
About quarter of mile of til
track of the Tay- lorsville Railroa
has been laid and grading has bee